Deconstructing+Decoding Election 2010: IN STATES, GOP WINNERS MAPPING COURSE FOR K-12 + GOP VICTORY MAY PROMPT FEDERAL FUNDING, POLICY SHIFTS
In States, GOP Winners Mapping Course for K-12
BY SEAN CAVANAGH | EDUCATION WEEK | HTTP://BIT.LY/97O9G7
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at his victory party in Buda, Texas, on Nov. 2. —LM Otero/AP
November 5, 2010 - The big incoming crop of Republican governors and state lawmakers will inherit bleak conditions for funding school programs and face potentially vexing decisions about whether to pursue the ambitious education proposals crafted by their predecessors, often with bipartisan support.
Many of those victorious GOP candidates campaigned on time-tested conservative platforms, emphasizing a return to local control over education and resistance to what they see as state and federal overreach.
But they will also take office during a dynamic time for education policy.
Many states have pursued major changes to policies for charter schools, teac